June 11, 2008

I am so proud of everyone who participated in From Argentina With Love's very first Empanada of the Month event!! There are some fearless recipe makers out there in the blogosphere, some who are long time empanada makers, and others who had never made empanadas before and took the challenge. And the results are simply mouth-watering! They look delicious. Thank you for joining in and making this blog's first event a success! So without further ado-here are the entries for Empanadas Mendocinas-Empanada of the Month #1!

Originally from Ecuador, Layla has a whole category of her blog dedicated to empanadas! She is one of those gals who does every recipe astoundingly well, and yet makes it look like it was nothing at all. I am always amazed when I read her blog!

She lives in the Canary Islands, where she has sampled the same type of empanadas at a local Italian restaurant run by Argentineans! They look WONDERFUL, Nikki-thanks for joining us!!

I hope I didn't leave anybody out! I know there were a few people who wanted to participate but weren't able to-if I left you out by mistake, please let me know and I'll add you in!! If you didn't make it this month, I hope you'll participate in next month's Empanada of the Month Round Up-to be announced in the coming week. Thanks!

wow! i wish I knew about this event earlier! if it’s a monthly thing, I’ve gotta get in on this sooner than later. Oh man do I love myself some empanandas! Next time the contestants should submit a pic of it pre-cut and then one with a slice in it so we can see the beautiful insides!